Christmas Day

English

Etymology

Christmas + day

Noun

Christmas Day (plural Christmas Days)

1. the day on which Christmas is celebrated. Usually held on December 25 in the West, and January 7 in some Eastern Orthodox churches.
   • 1737, Thomas Collins, The rubrick of the Church of England, examin'd and consider'd

     When Christmas Day falls upon a Saturday {as it did in 1736,) the Collect, Epistle and Gospel for St. Stephen's Day follows of Course, and no Notice is taken of the Sunday after Christmas Day

Translations

the 25th of December

• Czech: první svátek vánoční (cs) m
• Dutch: kerstdag (nl) m
• Esperanto: kristnaskotago (eo)
• Faroese: jóladagur (fo) m
• Finnish: joulupäivä (fi)
• Icelandic: jóladagur m, fyrsti í jólum m
• Irish: Nollaig (ga) f

• Lakota: Waníkiya Tȟúŋpi Aŋpétu
• Norwegian: første juledag (no) m
• Polish: Boże Narodzenie (pl) n
• Scottish Gaelic: Là Nollaige (gd) m
• Swedish: juldagen (sv) c (definite form)
• Vietnamese: ngày lễ Nô-en (vi)

Related terms

• Christmas Eve

See also

• Boxing Day
• St. Stephen's Day